Sometimes I feel discriminated against, but it does not make me angry. It merely astonishes me. How can anyone deny themselves the pleasure of my company? It’s beyond me.” — Zora Neale Hurston. We are artists. Illustrators. Graphic designers.

Welcome back to our series on art history! From the dreamy paintings of the Impressionist era, we now venture onward to the early-20th-century art movement of Cubism. Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

In celebration of ThemeKeeper Tuts+’s ten-year anniversary, we’re going to look back even further in time to explore the era-defining trends and styles in graphic design and illustration over the past ten decades.

Welcome back to our series on art history! From the world of Neoclassical and Romantic art, we now venture onward to the 19th-century art movement of Impressionism. Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

Welcome back to our series on art history! From the lands of Africa, we now venture onward to experience art from the Neoclassical era and Romantic period. Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

Welcome back to our series on art history! From the lands of South America, we now venture onward to experience the world of art from Africa. Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

When photography was invented in 1839, it was a black-and-white medium, and it remained that way for almost one hundred years. Photography then was a fragile, cumbersome, and expensive process. In order to practice, photographers needed a lot of extra money and time, or a sponsor.

Welcome back to our series on art history! From the native lands of North America, we now venture onward to experience the world of art from indigenous South America. Let’s see how history significantly affected the art of this time.

Does Pain + Art = Greatness? Artists are masochists. We revel in the beauty of pain more than any other profession in the world. It’s an experience we create for our viewers that is almost palpable. And it is in this experience that we connect to each other, creating everlasting bonds with our audience.